Many parents find themselves in the predicament of having to choose between saving for college for their children or retirement for themselves. The family may even be on one income because they feel that quality time with at least one parent is important while the...

It’s the summer before your rising college freshman leaves home for his or her college adventure, and you’ve just received the first bill. Thankfully, you’ve been diligent to sock away funds for your child’s tuition in a tax-advantaged college...

If you have a soon-to-be high school graduate for whom you’ve been diligently stashing cash in a college savings plan for, you might be wondering the best way to start withdrawing funds. Class enrollment is only a few months away, and now is the time to have a...

Last week, Clark Howard reported a scary potential “gotcha” with a private student loans: “Picture this: You’re paying on your student loan as agreed and suddenly your grandparent or parent who co-signed the loan dies. Do you get a temporary...

The article below appeared in the Wall Street Journal this past weekend. It provides several strategies for higher income individuals to put themselves in a position for need based financial aid. While the article is quite informative and outlays several strategies...

As someone who has three kids in college, articles like the one below are quick to catch my attention. It is a very interesting piece from the Wall Street Journal about how affluent students subsidize less affluent students, even at state schools. It is quite an...